´The World on the Turtle’s Back’’ explains the birth of good vs evil, and the balance it creates. As history passes by, it seems that the fight between good vs evil is an endless fight in which the only thing that wants to be proved is which side has more power. ‘’The
World on the Turtle’s Back’’ takes readers back in time to the very beginning of Earth’s formation as well as the formation of what seems an eternal-lasting fight between good and evil. This idea of constant figh between good and evil is represented by two twins.
The right twin is represented as the good one, the one who always told the truth while on the other hand, the left twin is represented as evil, the one who always lied.
Even though the story describes the right-handed
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Many can say the left-handed twin had a good part inside him since the text says the left-handed twin ‘’made medicines, for good and evil, for doctoring and witchcraft’’. On the other hand, many can argue that the right-handed twin was not a hundred percent good, since he killed his grandmother only because she was always at the side of the left-handed twin.
Good and evil make a balance in the world. If there is good, there should be evil and if there is evil, there should be good. The text says ‘’The world the twins made was a balanced and orderly world, and this was good’’. In the text, the right-handed twin made pacific animals like the deer,
the squirrel, the porcupine, which were all hervbivores. The left-handed twin made dangerous animals to kill the animals his brother made such as mountain lions, weasels, and the bear, all of these are carnivorous. Both twins had creativity in all of their makings, while one searched for life as it says ’’the right-handed twin made berries and fruits of other kinds for his creatures to live on’’ the other searched for death and suffering ‘’The left-handed twin made briars and poison ivy, and the poisonous plants like the baneberry and the dogberry, and the suicide
Her burial, though, was the fodder for nourishing plants for the soon to be created humans of the seen world. Appropriately, the first twin was named Good Spirit while his brother was called Bad Spirit. Good Spirit created humans and everything they would need to survive and live in comfort. Bad Spirit looked for ways to thwart his brother and to espcecially cause strife for
In the novel The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein, the majority of the twin’s actions are for Eve and Zoë’s benefit. Given that they are always trying to provide Eve and Zoë with the best of everything, secondly they take Eve and Zoë’s feelings into consideration while making decisions and ultimately they often put their pride aside and negotiate with whatever makes Zoë and Eve content.
The life in “ The World on the Turtles Back” is created by two twin brothers. All the good thing are made by the right-handed twin and all the bad things in the world are created by the left-handed twin. In “The World on the Turtles Back” it says “These two brothers, as they grew up, represented two ways of the world which are in all people. The Indians did not call these the right and the wrong. They called them the straight mind and the crooked mind, the upright man and the devious man, the right and the left”(Iroquois).
In both stories the man and the wife are the first couple and Adam and Eve are the first couple in the Bible. In “The World On The Turtle's Back” the wife wanted some bark from the tree, when the husband thought it was a bad idea. The wife ended up falling or was pushed by her husband down to the underworld. She ended up making another world underneath the world. However in the Bible Adam and Eve ate the apple from the tree when God was telling them not to. They both were punished by getting thrown out of the garden and eventually would die. Both of these stories have many
These extraordinary stories shed light on what it means to be a twin. The first pair of twins that are introduced, Mia and Alexandra, were separated at birth due to adoption. The environment Mia and Alexandra contrast greatly. Mia, who was raised in Sacramento, California, has started schooling and education.
In the World on the Turtle’s Back, there are two twins, the left-handed one and the right-handed one, one which is good and one which is bad. In the story the two twins create animals out of clay which fought each other. On page 42 it says, “They took clay and modeled it into animals, and
What things did the right‐handed twin and left handed twin create? What would happen to our world without one of the twins? Explain.
5) The right- handed twin is truthful but the left- handed twin is not, the left is rebellious and wants to do things himself, while the right follows the rules and regular ways of doing things. Although the left-handed twin has traits that the Iroquois do not want their
Why did they kill people? They killed people because if one twin was different they would kill that one. For an example they killed one of them because one of them was 5 pounds and the other one was 6 pounds. They also killed people because if they had a disorder or something was wrong with them they would get released. Like Gabriel he didn’t sleep well so they were going to release him. They also released them if they broke a law they would get released.
The presence of evolution in literature was evident hundreds of years ago. The The World on the Turtle’s Back is a myth created by the Iroquois. This myth is an explanation of how the world was created. From 2000 B.C. to 1620 A.D. literature was centered around the beginning of the world. There are four functions of a Creation Myth.
Before they are even born their differences begin to emerge. One boy is born with a dark mind full of evil and destruction, while the other has a mind for creation and goodness and light. The Good Twin creates the world similar to how the God of the Bible does when it speaks in Genesis of how He created the universe in a period of seven days. The Evil Twin is said to make injurious reptiles to try to hurt the humans that his brother created, and therefore can be compared to Satan who appears as a serpent and destroys the peace of mankind. Good and evil twins are commonly found in several myths of other American Indian tribes as well.
Throughout history, across all cultures, people have been fascinated with twins. In addition to interest in the close emotional ties and biological similarities that twins may share, reports of special twin languages and twin extrasensory perception (ESP) help people to explore ideas of what it means to be human. How similar or different are they to each other? How important are genes and environment for development? Because identical twins share all of their genes, it is the environment—rather than genetics—that accounts for any differences between them.
In reading stories about identical twins my point of view is easily understood. Various types of psychologist have analyzed the study of identical twins. It shows that individuals with the same genetic make-up can be totally different, when it comes to personality. Nurture promotes the twins to grow up as separate individuals. Its a lot better if a twin has his or her own personality rather than the same exact personality of the other half. I think this great debate weighs heavier on the nurture side. As a child my parents, and sibling overshadowed my genetic make-up. No matter how much I thought my physical traits made me behave. It did not affect me more than the things that I had seen and been exposed to. The more things that I had seen around and experienced made me the person that I am today. If my genetic make-up was totally different, to a certain extent, I am sure that I?d behave the same way that I do presently. There are exceptions to that. For instance if I were six foot five and one hundred and ninety pounds, I?d most likely be in the NBA and be really rich. I think if I was really rich and in the NBA I wouldn?t have the same worries that I have today. Even if before I were in the NBA I would have lots of attention and have a lot more confidence. So to an extent I would change a little if my genetic make-up were different. In a sense, genetic make-up is just a competitor to the environmental factors
“The Iroquois Creation Story” tells the ancient myth when only two worlds existed. One, in the lower half, complete darkness filled with monsters and the other, the upper world, filled with mankind. There, in the second world, a women conceived twins. As her labor intensified she fell closer and closer to the lower, darker world. While in distress the twins were born and “entered the dark world by compulsion”. Only a few moments later the women fell to her death. As the twins grew older they possessed different minds. One was the good mind and the other was the bad mind. The good mind used the parent for his initial creations. Around the head, an orb was created to “bestow light to the new world”, now known as the sun. Another orb was placed around the body which was “inferior” to the light, now known as the moon. He also created spots of lights to connect the day and night which are now know as stars. All of these were created to help “regulate” the days, nights, season, years, etc.”. The good mind continued his creations by creating animals, oceans, mountains, insects and mankind.
The Minnesota Twin Registry started in 1983 and its goal was to establish a registry of all twins born in Minnesota from 1936 to 1955 to be used for psychological research.., T.J. Bouchard, working in conjunction with the University of Minnesota, started exploring the similarities and differences in characteristics like personality, career interests, and a variety of personal interests between identical twins who were reared apart. Research was conducted on twins from all over the world. The Minnesota Twin study gave scientists a new insight of the role of nature vs. nurture on human development and personality; it was the hope that twin studies would be able to tie genes to specific behaviors. From the study, we understand that twins who were separated at birth and raised in different families